Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 May 2014
25. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills if he will approve an application by a school (details supplied) to set up a new gaelcholáiste on the northside of Cork city to cater for the increase in the number of children attending primary education taught through the medium of Irish and parents who want their children to be educated through Irish. [23279/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI can confirm to the Deputy that the Department recently received a submission from an advocacy group concerning the establishment of an all-Irish post-primary school to serve the north side of Cork City. The Department's current five-year construction plan is focused on meeting demographic demands to ensure that every child will have access to a physical school place and that our school system is in a position to accommodate increasing pupil numbers. The submission in question will, therefore, be considered in the context of the overall need for additional school places and or new schools to meet demographic demands into the future.
